Battleford RCMP are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a child from a school yard in Battleford.
The alleged incident was reported to have occurred some time between 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. June 9, when a 10-year-old child was grabbed by an arm and directed to come with the suspect to a nearby vehicle.
The child screamed and the male was reported to have let go of the child and fled in the vehicle.
The child was not injured during this incident.
The suspect is described as being a male, somewhere between 30 and 40 years of age, with brown eyes and wearing a red hat, brown shirt and blue jeans. The suspect vehicle is described as a white truck, and was last seen by the victim on 25th Street in Battleford.
If you have information, please contact North Battleford RCMP at 306-446-1720 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http://saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).
